2019 World Series of Poker

Event #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$451,272
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$4,391,515
Entries
13,109
Level Info
Level
49
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000

Desserre Keeps Firing

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Alexandria Desserre raised from middle position to 900, Ronald Yates called from the cutoff and David Wyatt called in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, Wyatt checked and Desserre bet out 1,100 and only Wyatt called. The turn was the {j-Spades}, Wyatt checked again and decided to fold after Desserre fired out 2,500.

Player Chips Progress
David Wyatt us
David Wyatt
47,300 47,300
Ronald Yates us
Ronald Yates
43,400 43,400
Alexandria Desserre us
Alexandria Desserre
21,300 21,300

Dahiya Flushes Both Opponents Flopped Sets

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was three-way all in action after the flop of {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} between Ankit Dahiya who in early position, George Milton from the small blind and Adam Lippert from the big.

Ankit Dahiya: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Adam Lippert: {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
George Milton: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Milton and Lippert both flopped their sets while Dahiya flopped the flush draw.

"Put a spade on the turn," said Dahiya, and the dealer indeed peeled the {a-Spades} on the turn. Dahiya just needed to dodge any card that could pair the board with one card to go.

The river fell the {8-Hearts} and Dahiya got an early triple up of his 43,300 stack at the start of the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ankit Dahiya au
Ankit Dahiya
125,000 125,000
George Milton us
George Milton
10,000 10,000
Adam Lippert us
Adam Lippert
Busted

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Price Doubles Last Hand Before Break

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

As the break approached two players had their cards turned up and all in with the flop reading {8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

Toby Price had a great chance of doubling with {q-Spades}{8-Clubs} for flopped two pair, leaving Jaroslav Silhavy in rough shape with {k-Clubs}{3-Spades} for only top pair.

Silhavy would need help which didn't come as the board ran out {2-Hearts}{4-Hearts} giving Price a huge double.

Price left Silhavy with a workable short stack, but he himself will return from the break with a whopping 360 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Price us
Toby Price
108,000 108,000
Jaroslav Silhavy us
Jaroslav Silhavy
18,000 18,000

Tags: Jaroslav SilhavyToby Price

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Flashback: 2018 Colossus Winner Roberly Felicio

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante
Roberly Felicio
Roberly Felicio

The fourth installment of the $565 Colossus took place last year and attracted 13,070 entries, which was the fourth most in live tournament poker history behind the previous three years of the tournament.

The monster field generated a prize pool of $6,535,000 and at the end of it all, Roberly Felicio was the man to take down the title, the bracelet and $1,000,000.

Roberly Felicio
Roberly Felicio

Just after he had his winner photo taken, Felicio said: "I’m very happy, it was a tough final table with tough opponents. Heads-up was very emotional. But I’m very excited to take home my first bracelet, I still can’t believe it.

“It was a wonderful experience," Felicio said about his high-profile rail. "I studied a lot and had a great coach in Felipe Ramos. I remember sitting down with Andre Akkari for the first time, I was shaking. And now I have a bracelet, just like him, and I still haven’t comprehended it.”

Roberly Felicio
Roberly Felicio

There hasn't been much World Series of Poker action for Felicio since winning his first bracelet but that doesn't mean he hasn't been playing poker. Since last year July, Felicio has cashed 14 times for $75,168 in different international tournaments. Those include a 5th place finish for $17,602 in the R$ 6,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP), European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona, WSOP International Circuit in Rio de Janeiro, and his biggest cash since winning his bracelet coming from $10,300 No Limit Hold'em - PCA Main Event PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where he finished 74th for $24,760.

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Kernan Shoves All In Blind

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

As four players limped and action was on Kevin Kernan in the small blind, he raised it to 1,900 and all four limpers made the call.

The dealer stated five players, at which point Kernan announced that he was all in blind.

"Bluff bet, I won't be bluffed again this time," he said as he tossed his last three 5,000 chips in the middle.

The flop read {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and in turn, the players made comments "good hand," "nice shove" as they all folded.

Kernan then showed the table pocket aces and scooped in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Kernan us
Kevin Kernan
26,000 26,000

Poker Tactic:

Kevin Kernan

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Gaberel Makes a Full House to Double

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The pot was already roughly 34,000 on the river on the {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Christophe Gaberel moved all-in for 11,600. It wasn't an easy decision for Vernon Waite as he went in the tank for almost 3-minutes before deciding to make the call. Gaberel tabled {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for tens full of twos, and Waite mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Gaberel us
Christophe Gaberel
57,200
Vernon Waite us
Vernon Waite
45,800

Tags: Christophe GaberelVernon Waite

Soteloalvarez Flops Straight and Royal Flush Draws, Doubles Roybal

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

With a raise made by an early position player, Jorge Soteloalvarez three-bet to 3,600 on the button and Le-John Roybal jammed for his remaining 6,700 from the big blind. Action folded around to Soteloalvarez who called.

Le-John Roybal: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Jorge Soteloalvarez: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The {j-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Spades} flop put Roybal ahead pairing his queen but Soteloalvarez flopped the open-ended straight and royal flush draws.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds} and Roybal had many cards he needed to dodge headed to the river.

Lucikly for Roybal the river fell a brick with the {6-Diamonds} and he got a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jorge Soteloalvarez us
Jorge Soteloalvarez
35,000 35,000
Le-John Roybal us
Le-John Roybal
13,000 13,000

Tags: Jorge SoteloalvarezLe-John Roybal